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Quote by Arthur Schopenhauer
The two enemies of human happiness are pain and boredom. - Arthur

The two enemies of human happiness are pain and boredom. – Arthur Schopenhauer

Other quotes by Arthur Schopenhauer

The deep pain that is felt at the death of every friendly soul arises from the feeling that there is in every individual something which is inexpressible, peculiar to him alone, and is, therefore, absolutely and irretrievably lost. – Arthur Schopenhauer

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Grief
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Arthur Schopenhauer
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It is only a mans own fundamental thoughts that have truth and life in them. For it is these that he really and completely understands. To read the thoughts of others is like taking the remains of someone elses meal, like putting on the discarded clothes of a stranger. – Arthur Schopenhauer

Category:
Truth
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Arthur Schopenhauer
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Happiness
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Since, therefore, no man is born without faults, and he is esteemed the best whose errors are the least, let the wise man consider everything human as connected with himself for in worldly affairs there is no perfect happiness under heaven. – Giraldus Cambrensis

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Happiness

Happiness is like a cat, If you try to coax it or call it, it will avoid you it will never come. But if you pay not attention to it and go about your business, youll find it rubbing against your legs and jumping into your lap. – William Bennett

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Happiness

Little islands of human happiness, peace, and prosperity are so exceptional at this point in history that Im not even sure we can draw lessons from them. – P. J. ORourke

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Happiness

Happiness is your dentist telling you it won’t hurt and then having him catch his hand in the drill. – Johnny Carson

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Happiness

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A great source of calamity lies in regret and anticipation therefore a person is wise who thinks of the present alone, regardless of the past or future. – Oliver Goldsmith

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Generally the theories we believe we call facts, and the facts we disbelieve we call theories. – Felix Cohen

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Belief

Nothing is more deceitful than the appearance of humility. It is often only carelessness of opinion, and sometimes an indirect boast. – Jane Austen

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Testing oneself is best when done alone. – Jimmy Carter

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